All-Terrain Marriage

Session 1

Welcome to All-Terrain Marriage with Danny and Stephanie Gutierrez! Join us for practical, fun, and real conversations on marriage, specifically designed for missionaries. Over these 8 sessions, you’ll discover new things about yourself, your spouse, and your marriage. In this first session, we look at “Location.” Using a simple activity, you will discover the terrain...

Session 2

Is your marriage exhausted (or exhausting)? How about your own energy levels? In session two, we finish our exploration of “Location” and take a look at our energy levels as individuals, and as a couple. Using Stephen Covey’s four quadrants, you will find out where your energy and emotional reserves are right now. How do...

Session 3

If you had to rate your marriage for fun, what kind of score would it get? Have you begun to think more of yourselves as good teammates than good friends? In this session, we look at “Lubrication” – the power of playfulness. We say power, because studies show that playfulness is able to, like nothing...

Session 4

How open and authentic do you feel you can be in your marriage? Is your marriage a safe space for you and for your spouse? In this session, we finish our conversation on “Lubrication” by focusing on innocence. Innocence helps us to be open, genuine, and free from fear. We look at our ability to...

Session 5

How well do you really know your spouse’s likes, dislikes, and quirks? What are the unique ways the two of you can reconnect when times get tough? Join us as we explore the concept of “Navigation” within marriage, and learn how to chart our courses back to each other. We’ll dive into Dr. John Gottman’s...

Session 6

Are you frustrated with the way you and your spouse handle conflict? Do you understand your spouse’s default way of communicating under stress? Why do they respond like that?! Now, how about you? Do you know how you most often communicate when you’re stressed and how it affects your spouse? We’ve got you! In today’s...

Session 7

Have you ever paid attention to the stories about your marriage you most often share with others? How about the memories of your relationship you most often think about? What kinds of stories are they? Stories of annoyance, of falling in love, of disappointments, of loneliness, funny stories, or stories of adventure? What overall picture...

Session 8

Did you know the story of your marriage relationships has a shape? And there is one shape that predicts resilience, not only for your marriage, but also for your children? What shape is your story? And can you change the shape and change your relationship’s future? As we wrap up this All-Terrain Marriage journey together,...